Recorded votes

Mike DeWine: votes in the U.S. Senate, 104th Congress

1995–1996 · Republican

667Yea250Nay2Did not vote88%With party

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Mike DeWine cast 917 votes in the U.S. Senate, 104th Congress, 1995–1996: 667 Yea and 250 Nay; the record marks them Present or Not Voting on 2 more. On the 613 roll calls where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways, Mike DeWine voted with the majority of their own party 88% of the time and against it 76 times.

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Every roll call, 1995–1996

Oldest first. Each date links to the roll call at its source. A bill number links to Congress.gov where the bill's title came from there. "Party" is how most members of Mike DeWine's party voted, shown only where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways; a vote against it is marked.

DateBillTitleActionResultYea–NayVoteParty
Jan 5, 1995SRES14To amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to permit cloture to be invoked by a decreasing majority vote of Senators down to a majority of all Senators duly chosen and sworn.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to76⁠–⁠19Yea
Jan 5, 1995S2To provide for the reform of the disclosure of lobbying activities intended to influence the Federal Government and for gift reform.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jan 6, 1995S2To restrict political contributions by lobbyists.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to74⁠–⁠17Yea
Jan 6, 1995S2To establish Congressional enforcement of a balanced budget.On the MotionMotion Rejected30⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jan 6, 1995S2To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Bridgestone/Firestone dispute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠23YeaYea
Jan 10, 1995S2To modify amendment number 4 to S. 2 to clarify Senate regulations on the use of frequent flyer miles.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 10, 1995S2To express the sense of the Senate with respect to a timetable for the Senate's prompt consideration of comprehensive gift ban legislation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 10, 1995S2To prohibit a request of any current or prospective congressional employee to respond to their views on organizations or policy matters.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠20Yea
Jan 10, 1995S2To restrict the use of campaign funds for personal purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Jan 10, 1995S2To apply to the legislative branch the requirements regarding use of frequent flyer awards for official travel that are established in the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 10, 1995S2To improve legislative accountability for the impact of legislation on children.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jan 10, 1995PN1Robert E. Rubin, of New York, to be Secretary of the TreasuryOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 11, 1995S2To reduce the pay of Members of Congress by the same percentage as other spending is reduced in any sequester caused by the failure of Congress to meet budget limitations on spending, or the budget deficit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Jan 11, 1995S2A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠1Yea
Jan 12, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion for AttendanceMotion for Attendance Agreed to88⁠–⁠3Yea
Jan 12, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Jan 12, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Jan 13, 1995S1To provide for certain studies and reports to be performed by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 13, 1995S1To include, in reports on Federal mandates, a description of the actions taken by the committee to avoid any adverse impact on the private sector or the competitive balance between the public sector and the private sector.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 17, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jan 17, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jan 17, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed27⁠–⁠66NayNay
Jan 18, 1995S1To prevent the adoption of certain national history standards.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠1Yea
Jan 18, 1995S1To express the sense of the Senate that States should not shift costs to local governments, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠5Yea
Jan 18, 1995S1To express the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General should act immediately to protect reproductive health care clinics.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 19, 1995S1To provide for the infeasibility of the Congressional Budget Office making a cost estimate for Federal intergovernmental mandates, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 19, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1To authorize collection of certain State and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible personal property.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to73⁠–⁠25YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1To exclude laws and regulations applying equally to governmental entities and the private sector.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1To include gender in the statutory rights prohibiting discrimination to which the Act shall not apply.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 19, 1995S1To prohibit the consideration of legislation reported by a Congressional committee which does not contain an analysis of the probable impact of the legislation on children.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1To prevent the adoption of certain national history standards.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jan 19, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jan 24, 1995S1To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to submit a report to the Congress and to the President each time the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee takes any action changing the discount rate, the Federal funds rate, or market interest rates.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Jan 24, 1995S1To express the sense of the Senate regarding calculation of the Consumer Price Index.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 24, 1995S1To provide that certain legislation shall always be in order.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jan 24, 1995S1To establish an application to requirements relating to the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jan 24, 1995S1To express the sense of the Senate concerning Congressional enforcement of a balanced budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jan 24, 1995SRES69A resolution condemning terrorist attacks in Israel.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 25, 1995S1To express the sense of the Congress that the Congress shall continue its progress at reducing the annual Federal deficit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 25, 1995S1To ensure that the bill does not threaten the health of children, pregnant women, and the frail elderly.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 25, 1995S1To express the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should evaluate planned regulations, to provide for the consideration of the costs of regulations implementing unfunded Federal mandates, and to direct the Director to conduct a study of the 5-year estimates of the costs of existing unfunded Federal mandates.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 25, 1995SRES72A resolution expressing support for the Nation and people of Japan and deepest condolences for the losses suffered as the result of the earthquake of January 17, 1995.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 26, 1995S1To provide for unreimbursed costs to States due to the imposition of enforceable duties on the States regarding illegal immigrants of the Federal Government's failure to fully enforce immigration laws.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jan 26, 1995S1To exclude from the application of the Act, provisions limiting known human (Group A) carcinogens defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Jan 26, 1995S1To provide a reporting and review procedure for agencies that receive insufficient funding to carry out a Federal mandate.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 26, 1995S1To modify the sense-of-the-Senate provision.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed44⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jan 26, 1995S1To modify the sense-of-the-Senate provision.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to83⁠–⁠16Yea
Jan 26, 1995S1To express the sense of the Senate regarding the exclusion of social security from calculations required under a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Jan 26, 1995S1To ensure that the President fully enforces laws against child pornography, child abuse, and child labor.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 26, 1995S1To ensure that nothing in this Act threatens child pornography, child abuse, and child labor laws.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jan 26, 1995S1To establish an application to provisions relating to or administrated by independent regulatory agencies.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Jan 26, 1995S1To provide a budget point of order if a bill, resolution, or amendment reduces or eliminates funding for duties that are the constitutional responsibility of the Federal Government.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠6Yea
Jan 27, 1995S1To provide for Senate hearings on title I, and to sunset title I in the year 2002.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jan 27, 1995S1To have the point of order lie at only two stages: (1) against the bill or joint resolution, as amended, just before final passage, and (2) against the bill or joint resolution as recommended by conference, if different from the bill or joint resolution as passed by the Senate.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jan 27, 1995S1To provide that if a committee makes certain determinations, a point of order will not lie, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jan 27, 1995S1To propose a substitute amendment.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jan 27, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed86⁠–⁠10Yea
Feb 8, 1995HJRES1To require a budget plan before the amendment takes effect.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Feb 10, 1995HJRES1Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to87⁠–⁠10Yea
Feb 13, 1995SRES73An original resolution authorizing biennial expenditures by committees of the Senate.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to91⁠–⁠2Yea
Feb 14, 1995HJRES1To protect the Social Security system by excluding the receipts and outlays of Social Security from the budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Feb 14, 1995HJRES1To provide Federal assistance to supplement State and local efforts to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship and suffering caused by disasters or emergencies by exempting spending that is designated emergency requirements by both the President and the Congress.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to70⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Feb 14, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to66⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Feb 14, 1995HJRES1Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal, State, and local office.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Feb 15, 1995HJRES1To prohibit either House from requiring more than a majority of quorum to adopt revenues increases and spending cuts.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Feb 15, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Feb 15, 1995HJRES1To provide that no court shall have the power to order relief pursuant to any case or controversy arising under the balanced budget constitutional amendment, except as provided in implementing legislation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47NayYea (against)
Feb 15, 1995HJRES1To provide for a capital budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Feb 15, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Feb 16, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Feb 22, 1995HJRES1To permit waiver of the article when the United States is engaged in military conflict by majority vote.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Feb 22, 1995HJRES1To protect the disability and death benefits of veterans.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Feb 23, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Feb 23, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Feb 23, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To propose a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To provide that receipts and outlays of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not be counted as receipts or outlays for purposes of this article.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To strike the limitation on debt held by the public.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To clarify the application of the public debt limit with respect to redemptions from the Social Security Trust Funds.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to63⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To permit waiver of the amendment during an economic emergency.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To limit judicial review.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠8Yea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To require Congress to pass legislation specifying the means for implementing and enforcing a balanced budget before the balanced budget amendment is submitted to the States for ratification.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To provide that the Vice President of the United States shall be able to cast the deciding vote in the Senate if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To provide that the Vice President of the United States shall not be able to cast the deciding vote in the Senate if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To give the people of each State, through their State representatives, the right to tell Congress how they would cut spending in their State in order to balance the budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To permit outlays to exceed receipts by a majority vote.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to69⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To permit outlays on the debt limit to be increased by a majority vote.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To permit the President to submit an alternative budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To permit a bill to increase revenue to become law by majority vote.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1To strike any reliance on estimates.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to75⁠–⁠25YeaYea
Feb 28, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to63⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Mar 2, 1995HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Defeated65⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Mar 7, 1995S244To express the sense of Congress that Congress should not enact or adopt any legislation that will increase the number of children who are hungry or homeless.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Mar 7, 1995S244A bill to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 7, 1995HR889To reduce the rescission provided for Environmental Restoration, Defense, and to offset the reduction by an increase in the rescission for RDT&E, Defense-Wide.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠77Nay
Mar 9, 1995HR889To limit funding of an Executive order that would prohibit Federal contractors from hiring permanent replacements for striking workers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed42⁠–⁠57NayNay
Mar 15, 1995HR889To limit funding of an Executive order that would prohibit Federal contractors from hiring permanent replacements for striking workers.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected58⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Mar 15, 1995S1A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to91⁠–⁠9Yea
Mar 16, 1995HR889To rescind funds made available for the construction of wind tunnels.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Mar 16, 1995HR889To rescind fiscal year 1995 funding for listing of species as threatened or endangered and for designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed38⁠–⁠60NayNay
Mar 16, 1995HR889To rescind fiscal year 1995 funding for listing of species as threatened or endangered and for designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.On the Decision of the ChairDecision of Chair Not Sustained42⁠–⁠57NayNay
Mar 16, 1995HR889A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠3Yea
Mar 22, 1995S4To modify the definition of targeted tax benefit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Mar 22, 1995S4To express the sense of the Senate regarding deficit reduction and tax cuts.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 22, 1995S4To provide that entitlement and tax legislation shall not worsen the deficit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Mar 23, 1995S4In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Mar 23, 1995S4To exempt items of appropriation provided for the judicial branch from enrollment in separate bills for presentment to the President.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to85⁠–⁠15Yea
Mar 23, 1995S4An act to give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Mar 23, 1995S4An act to give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.On Passage of the BillBill Passed69⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Mar 28, 1995S219To condemn the conviction and sentencing of American citizens held in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 29, 1995S219A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishig a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed100⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 29, 1995HR1158To propose a substitute for title I.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Mar 29, 1995HR1158To reduce the discretionary spending caps to ensure that savings achieved in the bill are applied to deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 30, 1995PN260Daniel Robert Glickman, of Kansas, to be Secretary of AgricultureOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 30, 1995HR1158To require timber sales to go forward.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to48⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Mar 30, 1995HR1158To rescind certain funds for GSA Federal buildings and courthouses.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
Mar 30, 1995HR1158To delete the rescission of the funds appropriated for the Department of Education for the Technology for Education of All Students Program in the amount of $5,000,000 and for the Star Schools Program in the amount of $5,000,000; and to rescind $11,000,000 of the funds available under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995, for acquisition of two executive aircraft.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to48⁠–⁠46NayYea (against)
Mar 30, 1995HR1158In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to79⁠–⁠15Yea
Mar 30, 1995HR1158To restore $14,700,000 of the amount available for substance abuse block grants.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to77⁠–⁠17Yea
Apr 3, 1995HR831A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to83⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 6, 1995HR1158In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Apr 6, 1995HR1158To state the sense of the Senate regarding tax avoidance by certain former citizens of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠4Yea
Apr 6, 1995HR1158To restore funding for certain National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Department of Commerce technology programs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed43⁠–⁠57NayYea (against)
Apr 6, 1995HR1158To eliminate funding for the market promotion program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠37Yea
Apr 6, 1995HR1158To restore funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Senior Community Service Program, and rescind funds for the Board for International Broadcasting.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Apr 6, 1995HR1158A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 25, 1995SRES110A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the bombing in Oklahoma City.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 26, 1995HR956To limit attorney's fees in all civil actions to $50 per hour.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to94⁠–⁠3Yea
Apr 26, 1995HR956To provide for equity in legal fees, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠52NayNay
Apr 26, 1995HR956To restore to rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure the restrictions on frivolous legal actions that existed prior to 1994.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to56⁠–⁠37YeaYea
May 2, 1995HR956To provide for the consideration of health care liability claims relating to certain obstetric services.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed39⁠–⁠61YeaNay (against)
May 2, 1995HR956To modify provisions regarding reports on medical malpractice data and access to certain information.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to69⁠–⁠31YeaYea
May 2, 1995HR956To limit the amount of punitive damages that may be awarded in a health care liability action.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to61⁠–⁠39YeaYea
May 2, 1995HR956To provide for full compensation for noneconomic losses in civil actions.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠35YeaNay (against)
May 2, 1995HR956To establish a limitation on noneconomic damages.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠44YeaNay (against)
May 2, 1995HR956To clarify the preemption of State laws.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
May 2, 1995HR956In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 2, 1995HR956To reform the health care liability system and improve health care quality through the establishment of quality assurance programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 3, 1995HR956To strike the punitive damage limits.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 3, 1995HR956To provide for certain limitations on punitive damages, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 3, 1995HR956To limit the applicability of the uniform product liability provisions to actions brought in a Federal court under diversity jurisdiction.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠41YeaYea
May 4, 1995HR956To provide for proportionate liability for noneconomic damages in all civil actions whose subject matter affects commerce.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48NayNay
May 4, 1995HR956To make improvements concerning alternative dispute resolution.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaYea
May 4, 1995HR956To provide for product liability insurance reporting.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
May 4, 1995HR956In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected46⁠–⁠53YeaYea
May 4, 1995HR956In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected47⁠–⁠52YeaYea
May 8, 1995HR956To provide for a uniform product liability law and to provide assurance of access to certain biomaterials.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected43⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 8, 1995SRES115A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that America's World War II veterans and their families are deserving of this nation's respect and appreciation on the 50th anniversary of VE Day.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
May 9, 1995PN284John M. Deutch, of Massachusetts, to be Director of Central IntelligenceOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
May 9, 1995HR956To provide for a uniform product liability law and to provide assurance of access to certain biomaterials.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to60⁠–⁠38YeaYea
May 9, 1995HCONRES53A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
May 9, 1995SRES118A resolution concerning United States-Japan trade relations.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to88⁠–⁠8Yea
May 10, 1995HR956To adjust the limitations on punitive damages that may be awarded against certain defendants.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to78⁠–⁠20Yea
May 10, 1995HR956To eliminate caps on punitive damage awards.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 10, 1995HR956A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed61⁠–⁠37YeaYea
May 11, 1995S534To authorize flow control for a limited period of time to ensure that States and political subdivisions are able to service debts incurred for the construction of solid waste management facilities prior to the Carbone decision.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠21Yea
May 11, 1995S534To express the sense of the Senate on taking all possible steps to combat domestic terrorism in the U.S.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to74⁠–⁠23Yea
May 11, 1995S534To provide flow control authority to certain solid waste districts.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed46⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
May 12, 1995S534A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide authority for States to limit the interstate transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 12, 1995S534To amend the definition of "municipal solid waste" to include industrial waste regardless of whether the industrial waste is physically and chemically identical to other municipal solid waste.,On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠17Yea
May 15, 1995S395An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to80⁠–⁠6Yea
May 16, 1995S534To permit a political subdivision of a State to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste, and for voluntarily relinquished recyclable material that is generated within its jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1990.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 16, 1995S534A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide authority for States to limit the interstate transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠6Yea
May 16, 1995S395An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed74⁠–⁠25Yea
May 17, 1995SRES120A resolution establishing a special committee administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to conduct an investigation involving Whitewater Development Corporation, Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association, Capital Management Services, Inc., the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and other related matters.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to96⁠–⁠3Yea
May 19, 1995SCONRES13In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected0⁠–⁠99Nay
May 22, 1995SCONRES13To reduce the tax cut and apply the savings to medicare and medicaid.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 22, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate regarding losses of trust funds due to fraud and abuse in the medicare program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding to education by using amounts set aside for a tax cut.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 23, 1995SCONRES13To lessen tax increases on working families by using amounts set aside for a tax cut.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 23, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate that the number of Federal full-time equivalent positions should be further reduced, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected50⁠–⁠50YeaYea
May 23, 1995SCONRES13In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠69NayYea (against)
May 23, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding for seniors, education, agriculture, working families, veterans, and other Americans, using amounts set aside for a tax cut.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 23, 1995SCONRES13To restore adequate defense budget levels and to provide for offsetting reductions from non-defense discretionary spending and non-defense spending in the defense budget.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠60NayYea (against)
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To reduce unnecessary military spending, holding military spending to a freeze in overall spending over 7 years protecting readiness and modernization activities and shifting the savings to education and job training, restoring a portion of the reductions proposed for those programs in the resolution.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠71NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To strike provisions providing for a tax cut.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠55NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To strike the proposed change in the budget process rules which would permit the scoring of revenue derived from the sale of Federal assets.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To restore $28,000,000,000 in outlays over seven years to reduce by $16,000,000,000 the discretionary cuts proposed in education and reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) by $12,000,000,000 by closing corporate tax loopholes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To increase funding for mandatory spending in function 500.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠60Nay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To restore funds cut from the National Institutes of Health.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to85⁠–⁠14Yea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To strengthen the sense of the Congress that 90 percent of the benefits of any tax cuts must go to the middle class.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠54NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To continue funding for economic development in Appalachian Region.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaNay (against)
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To restore the cuts to Federal Retirement Programs by providing that the Federal Retirement programs will continue to calculate retirement benefits from the average of an employee's high 3 years of service.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected50⁠–⁠50NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To prohibit including revenues in the budget resolution based on oil and gas leasing within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding for agriculture and nutrition programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected31⁠–⁠69NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To expres the sense of the Senate regarding reimbursement to the States for the costs of implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 under budget function 800.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate on the use of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund in regard to sexual harassment.fundOn the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To maintain public funding for Presidential campaigns.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to56⁠–⁠44NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To strike provisions providing for a repeal of the IRS allowance.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠42YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Congress that no Member of Congress may use campaign funds to defend against sexual harassment lawsuits.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed1⁠–⁠99Nay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Congress that no Member of Congress or the Executive Branch may use campaign funds or privately donated funds to defend against sexual harassment lwasuits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To limit increases in the public debt.On the MotionMotion Rejected40⁠–⁠60NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding to the AFDC and JOBS programs by using amounts set aside for a tax cut.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠59NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate on the importance of research, technology, and trade promotion and trade law enforcement programs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To protect children receiving health care insurance under medicaid.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠55NayNay
May 24, 1995SCONRES13To repeal the "Ex-Patriots" tax loophole and use the money to eliminate the earnings penalty .On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠3Yea
May 25, 1995HR1158A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to61⁠–⁠38YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To allow the shift of up to $1,000,000,000 from wasteful bureaucratic overhead and wasteful procurement in the military budget for use in strengthening enforcement of immigration laws.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠68NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To allow the shift of up to $2,000,000,000 from wasteful bureaucratic overhead and wasteful procurement in the military budget for use in addressing the problem of domestic violence.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠73NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the nutritional health of children.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To provide for additional medicare payment safeguards.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠36YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate regarding losses to medicare and medicaid and other health programs due to disease and disability caused by tobacco products.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠31YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding to medicare.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠57NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding for our national parks by using amounts set aside for a tax cut.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To restore funding for water infrastructure grants.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate regarding mandatory assumptions under Function 270: EnergyOn the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed35⁠–⁠64YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate regarding funding for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To establish procedures to provide family tax relief and incentives to stimulate savings, investment, job creation, and economic growth.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠60NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To eliminate Section 207 of the Budget Resolution.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To eliminate the firewall between defense and nondefense discretionary accounts.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠33YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate regarding the inclusion of reductions in medicare spending in the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠41YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To restore $28,000,000,000 in outlays over seven years to reduce by $22,000,000,000 the discretionary cuts proposed in elementary and secondary education programs and reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) by $6,000,000,000 by closing corporate tax loopholes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To add $8,871,091,316 in budget authority and $6,770,659,752 in outlays to Function 500 over seven years to restore funding to the Pell Grant Program by closing tax loopholes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To reduce military spending by $100 to reduce the deficit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to73⁠–⁠26YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To establish a process to identify and control tax expenditures by setting a target for cuts.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠56NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To restore cuts in medicare and NIH by raising the tobacco tax by $1.00 a pack.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should remove tax loopholes and use the savings from closing special interest tax loopholes to reduce tax rates broadly for all classes of taxpayers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠47NayYea (against)
May 25, 1995SCONRES13An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the Motion to RecommitMotion to Recommit Rejected40⁠–⁠60NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To restore $74 million in FY 1996 spending for veterans programs by reducing spending for tax expenditures,On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠55NayNay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To reduce fiscal year 1996 defense spending by $10 billion and apply the savings to deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected12⁠–⁠87Nay
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To direct the Committee on Finance to reduce the deficit by limiting or eliminating excessive and unnecessary tax expenditures.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to84⁠–⁠15Yea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To express the sense of the Senate regarding low-priority domestic discretionary funding to be reduced in order to pay for partial restoration of funding for the National Institutes of Health.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to81⁠–⁠18Yea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to86⁠–⁠13Yea
May 25, 1995SCONRES13To reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) from $13,795,000,000 in outlays over seven years, to $4,395,000,000 by closing tax loopholes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to67⁠–⁠32YeaNay (against)
May 25, 1995HCONRES67A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
May 26, 1995S735To amend the bill with respect to emergency wiretap authority.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Jun 5, 1995S735To amend the bill to authorize requirements for tagging of explosive materials, and other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to90⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 6, 1995S735To ensure due process in deportation proceedings.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠15Yea
Jun 6, 1995S735To amend the bill with respect to revisions of existing authority for multipoint wiretaps.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to77⁠–⁠19Yea
Jun 7, 1995S735To amend the bill with respect to deleting habeas corpus for State prisoners.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to67⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Jun 7, 1995S735Relating to requiring counsel for federal habeas proceedings.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Jun 7, 1995S735To retain an avenue for appeal in the case of prisoners who can demonstrate actual innocence.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Jun 7, 1995S735To stop the abuse of Federal collateral remedies.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠61NayYea (against)
Jun 7, 1995S735To amend the bill with respect to deleting the rule of deference for habeas corpus.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jun 7, 1995S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠8Yea
Jun 8, 1995S652To prevent excessive Federal Communications Commission regulatory activities.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠31Nay
Jun 8, 1995S652To strike the community users provisions in the Act.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠36YeaNay (against)
Jun 8, 1995S652To provide for the competitive availability of addressable converter boxes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠64Nay
Jun 9, 1995S652An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.On the Motion for AttendanceMotion for Attendance Agreed to80⁠–⁠8Yea
Jun 9, 1995S652To permit the Bell operating companies to provide interLATA commercial mobile services.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to83⁠–⁠4Yea
Jun 9, 1995S652To provide additional deregulation of telecommunications services.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to77⁠–⁠8Yea
Jun 12, 1995S652To provide for the full scrambling on multichannel video services of sexually explicit adult programming.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 13, 1995S652To provide for the review by the Attorney General of the United States of the entry of the Bell operating companies into interexchange telecommunications and manufacturing markets.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠43NayYea (against)
Jun 13, 1995S652To require a voucher system to provide for payment of universal service.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected18⁠–⁠82Yea
Jun 13, 1995S652To protect consumers of electric utility holding companies engaged in the provision of telecommunications services, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jun 13, 1995S652To provide for Federal Communications Commission review of television broadcast ownership restrictions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaNay (against)
Jun 13, 1995S652To provide for Federal Communications Commission review of television broadcast ownership restrictions.On the Motion to Table the Motion to ReconsiderMotion to Table Motion to Reconsider Rejected48⁠–⁠52YeaNay (against)
Jun 13, 1995S652To provide for Federal Communications Commission review of television broadcast ownership restrictions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52YeaNay (against)
Jun 13, 1995S652To provide means of limiting the exposure of children to violent programming on television, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed26⁠–⁠73Nay
Jun 13, 1995S652To express the Sense of the Senate regarding limiting the amount of broadcasting of violent and aggressive programming.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 14, 1995S652To strike the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to preempt State or local regulations that establish barriers to entry for interstate or intrastate telecommunications services.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠56YeaNay (against)
Jun 14, 1995S652An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to89⁠–⁠11Yea
Jun 14, 1995S652To provide for the representation of consumers on the Federal-State Board on universal service.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jun 14, 1995S652To require more than "an" interconnection agreement prior to long distance entry by a Bell Operating Company.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠21Yea
Jun 14, 1995S652To preserve the basic tier of cable services.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Jun 14, 1995S652To provide protections against harassment, obscenity and indecency to minors by means of telecommunications devices.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to84⁠–⁠16Yea
Jun 15, 1995S652To means test the eligiblity of the community users in the Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 15, 1995S652To revise the authority relating to Federal Communications Commission rules on radio ownership.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠34NayYea (against)
Jun 15, 1995S652To improve the provisions relating to cable rate reform.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to67⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Jun 15, 1995S652To strike the volume discounts provisions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jun 15, 1995S652An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed80⁠–⁠19Yea
Jun 20, 1995S440To provide that the national maximum speed limit shall apply only to commercial motor vehicles.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaNay (against)
Jun 20, 1995S440To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal-State funding relationship for transportation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠35NayYea (against)
Jun 20, 1995S440To provide for the elimination of penalties for noncompliance with motorcycle helmet and automoblie safety belt requirements.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Jun 20, 1995S440To prohibit the funding of new highway demonstration projects.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠21Yea
Jun 21, 1995PN245Henry W. Foster, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, for a term of four yearsOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jun 21, 1995S440To eliminate the penalties for noncompliance by States with a program requiring the use of motorcycle helmets.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed36⁠–⁠64YeaNay (against)
Jun 21, 1995S440To limit the repeal to apply only to States that assume the Federal cost of providing medical care to treat an injury attributable to a person's failure to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jun 21, 1995S440To permit States to use Federal highway funds for capital improvements to, and operating support for, intercity passenger rail service.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed36⁠–⁠64NayYea (against)
Jun 21, 1995S440To require the witholding of Federal highway funds if a State fails to provide that any minor in the State who operates a motor vehicle and has a blood alcohol concentration above a specified level shall be considered to be driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence of alcohol.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to64⁠–⁠36YeaNay (against)
Jun 21, 1995S440To require the transfer of certain Federal highway funds to a State highway safety program if a State fails to prohibit open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52YeaNay (against)
Jun 21, 1995S440To require the transfer of certain Federal highway funds to a State highway safety program if a State fails to prohibit open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles.On the Motion to Table the Motion to ReconsiderMotion to Table Motion to Reconsider Agreed to51⁠–⁠41NayYea (against)
Jun 22, 1995PN245Henry W. Foster, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, for a term of four yearsOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jun 22, 1995S240A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a filing deadline and to provide certain safeguards to ensure that the interests of investors are well protected under the implied private action provisions of the Act.On the Motion to Table the Motion to ReconsiderMotion to Table Motion to Reconsider Agreed to69⁠–⁠19Yea
Jun 23, 1995S240To amend the proportionate liability provisions of the bill.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 26, 1995S240To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for a limitations period for implied private rights of action.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jun 26, 1995S240To amend the proportionate liability provisions of the bill.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected29⁠–⁠65NayNay
Jun 26, 1995S240To instruct the Securities and Exchange Commission to report to the Congress on whether senior citizens and retirement plans need enhanced protection from securities fraud.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 27, 1995S240To amend provisions relating liability for aiding or abetting violations.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠60NayNay
Jun 27, 1995S240To establish procedures governing the appointment of lead plaintiffs in private securities class actions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠58NayNay
Jun 27, 1995S240To amend the safe harbor provisions of the bill.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 27, 1995S240To amend the safe harbor provisions of the bill.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jun 27, 1995S240To provide for an early evaluation procedure in securities class actions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠61NayNay
Jun 28, 1995S240To provide for sanctions for abusive litigation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠38NayYea (against)
Jun 28, 1995S240To provide for a stay of discovery in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47NayYea (against)
Jun 28, 1995S240To clarify the standard plaintiffs must meet in specifying the defendant's state of mind in private securities litigation.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠42NayNay
Jun 28, 1995S240To make an amendment relating to the consequences of insider trading.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jun 28, 1995HR1058A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed70⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Jun 29, 1995HCONRES67A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to54⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 10, 1995S343To ensure that rules impacting small businesses are periodically reviewed by the agencies that promulgated them.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 10, 1995S343To provide small businesses improved regulatory relief by requiring that a proposed regulation determined to be subject to chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code will be deemed to be a major rule for the purposes of being subject to agency cost-benefit analysis and periodic review, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to60⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Jul 11, 1995S343To address food safety concerns.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 11, 1995S343To revise the threshold for a definition of a "major rule" to $100 million, to be adjusted periodically for inflation.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jul 12, 1995S343To provide that risk assessments conducted to support proposed rules may be used to support final rules that are not substantially different with respect to the risk being addressed.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to69⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Jul 12, 1995S343To protect public health by ensuring timely completion of the United States Department of Agriculture's rulemaking on "Pathogen Reduction: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems" (proposed rule, 60 Fed. Reg. 6774, et al., February 3, 1995).On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jul 12, 1995S343To protect the public from the dangers of Cryptosporidium and other drinking water hazards by ensuring timely completion of rulemaking to protect the safety of drinking water from microbial and other risks.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jul 13, 1995S343To express the sense of the Senate that nothing in the bill is intended to delay the timely promulgation of any regulations that would meet a human health or safety threat.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 13, 1995S343To protect public health by ensuring the continued implementation of mammography quality rules.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 13, 1995S343To strike the provisions relating to the toxic release inventory review.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jul 14, 1995S343To provide that certain cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment requirements shall not apply to occupational safety and health and mine safety and health regulations, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jul 14, 1995S343To protect against the unfair imposition of civil or criminal penalties for the alleged violation of rules.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to80⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 17, 1995S343A bill to reform the regulatory process, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 18, 1995S343To reform regulatory procedures, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jul 18, 1995S343In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Jul 20, 1995HR1854To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should consider a resolution requiring each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources and amounts of earned outside income.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to60⁠–⁠39Nay
Jul 20, 1995HR1854Expressing the sense of the Senate that the 104th Congress should consider comprehensive campaign finance reform legislation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed41⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Jul 20, 1995HR1854Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠8Yea
Jul 20, 1995S343A bill to reform the regulatory process, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected58⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jul 20, 1995HR1854To restore funding to the Office of Technology Assessment.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 20, 1995HR1854To ensure equal opportunity and merit selection in the award of Federal contracts.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠61NayYea (against)
Jul 20, 1995HR1854To provide that none of the funds in this Act may be used to award Federal contracts to unqualified persons, in reverse discrimination, or in quotas, or is inconsistent with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in ADARAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC., v. PENA on June 12, 1995.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to84⁠–⁠13Yea
Jul 21, 1995HR1944To strike certain recissions, and to provide an offset.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jul 21, 1995HR1944To strike certain recissions, and to provide an offset.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Jul 21, 1995HR1944A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed90⁠–⁠7Yea
Jul 21, 1995HR1817To reduce by $300,000,000 the amount appropriated by the bill.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to77⁠–⁠18Yea
Jul 21, 1995HR1817A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed84⁠–⁠10Yea
Jul 24, 1995S1060In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 24, 1995S1060To prohibit certain exempt organizations from receiving Federal grants.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jul 24, 1995S1060To prohibit certain exempt organizations from receiving Federal grants.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Jul 25, 1995S1060To express the sense of the Senate that lobbying expenses should not be tax deductible.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to72⁠–⁠26Yea
Jul 25, 1995S1060A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 26, 1995S21To require the United States to bring the issue of the termination of the arms embargo of Bosnia and Herzeqovina to the General Assembly for a decision if the United Nations Security Council fails to gain unanimity to adopt a resolution to terminate the arms embargo.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jul 26, 1995S21To reiterate statement of the Contract Group that lifting the embargo is unavoidable if Serbs persist on current course and urges the President to introduce a United Nations resolution to lift Bosnian arms embargo multilaterally.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠23Yea
Jul 26, 1995S21A bill to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.On Passage of the BillBill Passed69⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Jul 26, 1995S641To require spousal notification in cases in which an individual is diagnosed with infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 27, 1995S641To prohibit the use of amounts made available under this Act for the promotion or encouragement of homosexuality or intravenous drug use.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 27, 1995S641To limit amounts of appropriated under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to the level of such appropriations in fiscal year 1995.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠67NayYea (against)
Jul 27, 1995S641To ensure that Federal employees will not be required to attend or participate in AIDS training programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 27, 1995S641To limit amounts appropriated for AIDS or HIV activities from exceeding amounts appropriated for cancer.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected15⁠–⁠84Nay
Jul 27, 1995S641To prohibit the use of funds for certain activities.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to76⁠–⁠23Yea
Jul 27, 1995S641A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠3Yea
Jul 28, 1995S1061To permit reimbursement for travel and lodging at charitable political events.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠60NayYea (against)
Jul 28, 1995S1061To change the maximum total value of gifts that can be accepted from a single source in one year from $50 to $100.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠46NayYea (against)
Jul 28, 1995S1061To express the sense of the Senate with respect to the regulation of the acceptance of gifts by the judicial branch.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠23Yea
Jul 28, 1995SRES158A resolution to provide for Senate gift reform.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 31, 1995S908To cut $10,000,000 in funds for the United Nations if the U.N. Secretary General does not help resolve the overdue debts owned U.S. citizens by diplomats and missions accredited to the United Nations.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠2Yea
Jul 31, 1995S908To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should debate and vote on whether to raise the minimum wage before the end of the first session.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Aug 1, 1995S908An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Aug 1, 1995S908An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Aug 1, 1995HR1905To terminate the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to62⁠–⁠38NayNay
Aug 1, 1995HR1905To express the sense of the Senate on the conference on S. 4, the Line Item Veto Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to83⁠–⁠14Yea
Aug 1, 1995HR1905To reduce the level of funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission to that enacted by the House of Representatives.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠38YeaNay (against)
Aug 2, 1995S1026To express a further sense of the Senate that front-line troops of the United States Armed Forces should be protected from missile attacks.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠1Not Voting
Aug 2, 1995S1026To state the sense of the Senate on protecting the United States from ballistic missile attack.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠5Not Voting
Aug 2, 1995S1026To require hearings in the investigation stage of ethics cases.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
Aug 2, 1995S1026To express the sense of the Senate that the Select Committee on Ethics should follow whatever procedures it deems necessary and appropriate to provide a full and complete record of the relevant evidence in the case of Senator Packwood.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Aug 3, 1995S1026To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated under Title II for national missile defense.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Aug 3, 1995S1026To strike Section 233(2), 237(a)(2), and Section 238.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Aug 3, 1995S1026To delete funding for procurement of a third Seawolf submarine, and to prohibit expenditures of fiscal year 1996 funds and prior fiscal year funds for procurement of such submarine.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠70Nay
Aug 3, 1995S1026To strike the bill's provision concerning Defense Export Loan Guarantees.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠58NayNay
Aug 3, 1995S1026To express the sense of Congress on missile defense of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to69⁠–⁠26YeaYea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To strike section 3135 of S.1026 authorizing a program for hydronuclear experiments.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To strike the provision designating the location of the new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To restore a common sense approach to the appropriations process by repealing the defense firewalls established in the FY96 Budget Resolution.On the MotionMotion Rejected37⁠–⁠63NayNay
Aug 4, 1995S1026To mandate the money made available to the Department of Defense and used for civilian sporting events be re-imbursed to the Department of Defense.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to80⁠–⁠20Yea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To provide a substitute for section 526, which amends a provision of the Uniform Code of Military Justice relating to forfeiture of pay and allowances and reduction in grade.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠3Yea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To limit to $257,700,000,000 the total amount authorized to be appropriated.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To provide for reduction of United States military forces in Europe in relationship to any deficiency in allied defense burdensharing.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to70⁠–⁠26Nay
Aug 4, 1995S1026To authorize funds for procurement of equipment for the reserve components according to their highest modernization priorities.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To strike out the reduction in the period of obligated active duty service of graduates of the service academies.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Aug 4, 1995S1026To support proposals to implement the United States goal of eventually eliminating antipersonnel landmines; to impose a moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines except in limited circumstances; and to urge imposition of certain in sanctions against foreign governments that export antipersonnel landmines.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to67⁠–⁠27Nay
Aug 5, 1995HR2020A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠41NayNay
Aug 5, 1995HR2020To prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Aug 5, 1995HR2020To allow coverage of abortion under the Federal employees' health insurance policies in cases where it is medically necessary.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠49NayNay
Aug 8, 1995HR1977A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed46⁠–⁠51YeaNay (against)
Aug 8, 1995HR1977In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed46⁠–⁠53YeaNay (against)
Aug 9, 1995HR1977To restore funding for programs within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠61Yea
Aug 9, 1995HR1977To authorize the establishment of the National African American Museum within the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Aug 9, 1995HR1977To save the American taxpayers $968,000.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48NayNay
Aug 9, 1995HR1977To restore funding for Indian education.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠30Yea
Aug 9, 1995HR1977A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠6Yea
Aug 9, 1995HR2002To transfer additional funds for mass transit operating assistance.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠30Nay
Aug 9, 1995HR2002To amend the Railway Labor Act regarding overseas domiciles regarding airline flight crews.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995HR2002To strike out sections 350 and 351, relating to waivers of the applicability of certain Federal personnel laws and procurement laws to the Federal Aviation Administration.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995HR2002To provide funding for rail freight infrastructure improvements.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43Yea
Aug 10, 1995HR2002A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠1Yea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated for national missile defense.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
Aug 10, 1995S1087To meet the highest priority of the Secretary of Defense for additional funding, namely, funding for ongoing operations in Iraq, Cuba, and Bosnia, and to save $111,900,000 for the taxpayers by postponing procurement of the LHD-7.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to73⁠–⁠26YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To strike out sections 8082 relating to progress payments.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To strike out section 8083 relating to payment of invoices.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To reduce the amount of total contingent liability of the United States for defense export loan guarantees.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To reduce by $3,200,000,000 the total amount to be appropriated.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To reduce funding for the TOW 2B (by $20,000,000), Hellfire II (by $40,000,000), and CBU-87 (by $30,000,000), which are munitions that have been determined by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense as being excess to the requirements of the Armed Forces.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To strike $70,000,000 appropriated for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for support technologies/follow-on technologies advanced development, specifically provided for the Space-Based Laser Program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Aug 10, 1995S1087To strike $30,000,000 appropriated for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for the ASAT Anti-Satellite Weapon program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Aug 11, 1995S1087To reduce the amount of money provided for the Trident II missile program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to67⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Aug 11, 1995S1087To strike $125,000,000 appropriated for Aircraft Procurement, Army, for upgrade of Kiowa Warrior light scout helicopters.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Aug 11, 1995S1087An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Aug 11, 1995PN482Lawrence H. Summers, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryOn the NominationNomination Confirmed74⁠–⁠21Yea
Sep 5, 1995S1087An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed62⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Sep 6, 1995S1026To amend subtitle C of title II of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to85⁠–⁠13Yea
Sep 6, 1995HR1530A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed64⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Sep 7, 1995HR4To provide a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
Sep 8, 1995HR4To provide that funds are expended in accordance with State laws and procedures relating to the expenditure of State revenues.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠6Yea
Sep 8, 1995HR4To eliminate certain welfare benefits with respect to fugitive felons and probation and parole violators, and to facilitate sharing of information with law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠6Yea
Sep 8, 1995HR4To provide a substitute amendment.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠56NayNay
Sep 8, 1995HR4To impose a cap on the amount of funds that can be used for administrative purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to87⁠–⁠5Yea
Sep 8, 1995HR4To provide that noncustodial parents who are delinquent in paying child support are ineligible for means-tested Federal benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 11, 1995HR4To provide for the establishment of a supplemental child care grant program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Sep 11, 1995HR4To modify provisions relating to funds for other child care programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to76⁠–⁠22Yea
Sep 11, 1995HR4To require single, able-bodied individuals receiving food stamps to work at least 40 hours every 4 weeks.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠66NayYea (against)
Sep 12, 1995HR4To provide States with the maximum flexibilty by allowing States to elect to participate in the TAP and WAGE programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠54NayNay
Sep 12, 1995HR4To provide additional funding to States to accommodate any growth in the number of people in poverty.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠59NayNay
Sep 12, 1995HR4To maintain the welfare partnership between the States and the Federal Government.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Sep 12, 1995HR4To convert the food stamp program into a block grant program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠64YeaYea
Sep 13, 1995HR4To require States to establish a voucher program for providing assistance to minor children in families that are eligible for but do not receive assistance.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠58NayNay
Sep 13, 1995HR4To prohibit a State from imposing a time limit for assistance if the State has failed to provide work activity-related services to an adult individual in a familiy receiving assistance under the State program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠60NayNay
Sep 13, 1995HR4To provide a formula for allocating funds that more accurately reflects the needs of States with children below the poverty line, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠66NayNay
Sep 13, 1995HR4To allow States maximum flexibility in designing their Temporary Assistance programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to66⁠–⁠34YeaNay (against)
Sep 13, 1995HR4To provide a 3 percent set aside for the funding of family assistance grants for Indians.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠62NayNay
Sep 13, 1995HR4To eliminate a repeal of title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to55⁠–⁠45NayNay
Sep 13, 1995HR4To deny assistance for out-of-wedlock births to minors.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected24⁠–⁠76Nay
Sep 13, 1995HR4To provide that State authority to restrict benefits to noncitizens does not apply to foster care or adoption assistance programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 13, 1995HR4To modify the religious provider provision.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠41NayNay
Sep 14, 1995HR4To prohibit teenage parents from living in the home of an adult relative or guardian who has a history of receiving assistance.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected17⁠–⁠83Nay
Sep 14, 1995HR4To strike the increase to the grant to reward States that reduce out-of-wedlock births.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠63NayNay
Sep 14, 1995HR4To prohibit the payment of certain Federal benefits to any person not lawfully present within the United States, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠6Yea
Sep 14, 1995HR4To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses and to exclude for gross income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for certain adoption expenses.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠5Yea
Sep 14, 1995HR4To encourage 2-parent families.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠64NayNay
Sep 14, 1995HR4To provide equal treatment for naturalized and native-born citizens.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠61NayNay
Sep 14, 1995HR4To limit deeming of income to cash and cash-like programs, and to retain SSI eligibility and exempt deeming of income requirements for victims of domesitc violence.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected20⁠–⁠78Nay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To provide funding for State programs for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠58NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To provide grants for the establishment of community works progress programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠63NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To express the sense of the Senate regarding continuing medicaid coverage for individuals who lose eligibility for welfare benefits because of more earnings or hours of employment.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To exempt the elderly, disabled, and children from an optional State food assistance block grant.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠53NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To eliminate retroactive deeming requirements for those legal immigrants already in the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠64NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To set national work participation rate goals and to provide that the Secretary shall adjust the goals for individual States based on the amount of Federal funding the State receives for minor children in families in the State that have incomes below the poverty line, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠76Nay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To prohibit the use of Federal funds for legal challenges to welfare reform.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To establish a national clearinghouse on teenage pregnancy, set national goals for the reduction of out-of-wedlock and teenage pregnancies, require States to establish a set-aside for teenage pregnancy prevention activities, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed49⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 15, 1995HR4To modify the provisions regarding the State plan requirements.On the MotionMotion Agreed to50⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Sep 15, 1995HR4To permit States to provide non-cash assistance to children ineligible for aid because of the 5-year time limitation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠48NayNay
Sep 18, 1995HR1976To eliminate provisions providing cotton crop loss disaster payments, and to increase funding for the Rural Community Advancement Program, the Rural Development Loan Fund, and for Rural Technology and Cooperative Development Grants.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed37⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Sep 19, 1995HR1976To eliminate funding for the Market Promotion Program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠41Nay
Sep 19, 1995HR4To reduce the Federal welfare bureaucracy.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Sep 19, 1995HR4To make modifications to Amendment No. 2280.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to87⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 19, 1995HR4A bill to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence.On Passage of the BillBill Passed87⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 19, 1995HR1976A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed38⁠–⁠61YeaNay (against)
Sep 19, 1995HR1976To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for providing assistance to the United States Mink Export Development Council or a mink industry trade association.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed18⁠–⁠78Nay
Sep 19, 1995HR1976To eliminate funding for the salary of the Under Secretary of Natural Resources and the Environment.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed42⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 20, 1995HR1976To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the special research grants program that are not subject to a competitive approval process.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠34Yea
Sep 20, 1995HR1976To provide that producers of a 1995 crop are not required to repay advance deficiency payments made for the crop if the producers have suffered a loss due to weather or related condition.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠64NayNay
Sep 20, 1995HR1976To provide that funds made available for the market promotion program under this Act may be used to provide cost-share assistance only to small businesses or Capper-Volstead cooperatives and to cap the market promotion program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed36⁠–⁠62Nay
Sep 20, 1995HR1976A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠3Yea
Sep 20, 1995HR1868To limit Economic Support Fund assistance to Turkey, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠36Nay
Sep 20, 1995HR1868To clarify restrictions on assistance to Pakistan and other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed37⁠–⁠61YeaNay (against)
Sep 20, 1995HR1868To prohibit financial assistance to Vietnam unless certain conditions relating to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnam War are met.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠58YeaYea
Sep 21, 1995HR1868To clarify restrictions on assistance to Pakistan and other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to55⁠–⁠45NayYea (against)
Sep 21, 1995HR1868To express the sense of the Senate on the conference on S. 4, the Line Item Veto Act.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to76⁠–⁠24YeaYea
Sep 21, 1995HR1868To restrict the availability of funds for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Sep 21, 1995HR1868To provide for the streamlining and consolidation of the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, including the abolition of at least two of the following agencies: the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and the Agency for International Development.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed43⁠–⁠57NayNay
Sep 21, 1995HR1868A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠9Yea
Sep 22, 1995HR1817A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to86⁠–⁠14Yea
Sep 22, 1995S1244To express the sense of the Senate on tax cuts and medicare.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Sep 22, 1995HR1854A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to94⁠–⁠4Yea
Sep 22, 1995S1244To improve order and discipline in District of Columbia Public Schools.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠10Yea
Sep 26, 1995HR2099To reduce the appropriation for the implementation of the space station program for the purpose of terminating the program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠64Nay
Sep 26, 1995HR2099To restore funding for national and community service programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Sep 27, 1995HR2099To strike section 107 which limits compensation for mentally disabled veterans and offset the loss of revenues by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with incomes less than $100,000.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠53NayNay
Sep 27, 1995HR2099To increase funding for veterans' medical care and offset the increase funds by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with incomes less than $100,000.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 27, 1995HR2099To provide that any provision that limits implementation or enforcement of any environmental law shall not apply if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that application of the prohibition or limitation would diminsh the protection of human health or the environment otherwise provided by law.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠61NayNay
Sep 27, 1995HR2099To restore homeless assistance funding to fiscal year 1995 levels using excess public housing agency project reserves, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Sep 27, 1995HR2099To increase the funding for Superfund, the Office of Environmental Quality, and State revolving funds and offset the increase in funds by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with income less than $150,000.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
Sep 27, 1995HR2099A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 28, 1995HR2127A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to ProceedMotion to Proceed Rejected54⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Sep 28, 1995HR2127A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to ProceedMotion to Proceed Rejected54⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Sep 28, 1995PN182James L. Dennis, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth circuitOn the Motion to RecommitMotion to Recommit Rejected46⁠–⁠54YeaYea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To restore funding for grants to combat violence against women.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To ensure competitive bidding for DBS spectrum.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To improve provisions relating to appropriations for legal assistance.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed39⁠–⁠60YeaYea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To decrease the amount of funding for Federal Bureau of Investigation construction and increase the amount of funding for the National Information Infrastructure.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed33⁠–⁠64YeaYea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To protect the reproductive rights of Federal women prisoners.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To express the sense of the Senate regarding prior approval to Congress for deployment of United States ground forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠2Yea
Sep 29, 1995HR2076To provide for the evaluation of crime prevention programs, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠41YeaNay (against)
Oct 10, 1995S143To provide for the State distribution of funds for secondary school vocational education, postsecondary and adult vocational education, and adult education.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠49NayNay
Oct 10, 1995S143To strike the provisions repealing training and employment services for trade adjustment assistance, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠45NayNay
Oct 10, 1995S143To enable States to develop integrated plans.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 10, 1995S143To ensure that training for displaced homemakers is included among workforce employment activites and workforce education activities for which funds may be used under this Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Oct 11, 1995S143To maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States and communities.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠40NayNay
Oct 11, 1995S143To establish a requirement that individuals submit to drug tests, to ensure that applicants and participants make full use of benefits extended through workforce employment activities.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Oct 11, 1995HR1617An Act to consolidate Federal employment training, vocational education, and adult education programs and create integrated statewide workforce development systems, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠2Yea
Oct 12, 1995HR927To strengthen international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to develop a plan to support a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Oct 17, 1995HR927A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected59⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Oct 17, 1995HR927To express the sense of the Senate regarding consideration of a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠45NayNay
Oct 18, 1995HR927A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 19, 1995HR927To protect the constitutional right of Americans to travel to Cuba.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to73⁠–⁠25YeaYea
Oct 19, 1995HR927To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Oct 19, 1995HR927A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed74⁠–⁠24Yea
Oct 23, 1995S1322To express the sense of the Senate on tax cuts and medicare.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Oct 24, 1995S1322A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠5Yea
Oct 24, 1995S1328In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Oct 24, 1995S1328To express the sense of the Senate regarding the President's revised Federal budget proposal.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected0⁠–⁠96Nay
Oct 26, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Oct 26, 1995S1357To provide for beneficiary incentive programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 26, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Oct 26, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To strike those portions of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources reconciliation title that impose higher student loan costs on students and families, by striking the 85 percent fee imposed on colleges and universities based on their student loan volume, restoring Federal interest payments on subsidized student loans during the 6-month grace period in which graduates look for jobs, eliminating interest rate increases on parent (PLUS) loans, and eliminating the 20 percent cap on direct lending, and to provide an offset by striking the provisions that dilute the alternative minimum tax.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To strike the provisions relating to loan payments from institutions, the elimination of the grace period interest subsidy, and the PLUS loan interest rate and rebate.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 26, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Oct 26, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Oct 26, 1995S1357To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to raise the social security earnings limit.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To allow senior citizens to continue to choose their doctors.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to79⁠–⁠20Yea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To provide that the $1,000,000 limit on deductiblity of compensation paid to an employee is extended to employees of all businesses, and to use the resulting revenues to reduce the social security earnings penalty.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To strengthen efforts to combat medicare waste, fraud and abuse.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Oct 26, 1995S1357To eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected25⁠–⁠74Nay
Oct 26, 1995S1357To strike the reductions in highway demonstration projects and to provide an offsetting revenue increase.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Oct 26, 1995S1357To guarantee coverage under the medicaid program for low-income aged, blind, and disabled individuals eligible for supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaNay (against)
Oct 26, 1995S1357To provide for a partially refundable child tax credit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To increase the health insurance deduction for self-employed individuals and to strike the long-term care insurance provisions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 26, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Oct 26, 1995S1357To end deferral for United States shareholders on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to property imported into the United States.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To provide States additional flexibility in providing for medicaid beneficiaries.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠76Nay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To increase the Federal minimum wage.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the provision allowing the transfer of excess pension assets.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠5Yea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To scale back corporate welfare in the tax code by eliminating the deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil, gas, and geo-thermal wells, by eliminating the corporate minimum tax provisions, by eliminating the foreign earned income exclusion, and by eliminating the section 936 possession tax credit, and use the savings for deficit reduction.On the MotionMotion Rejected25⁠–⁠73NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To provide for the continuation of requirements for nursing facilities in the medicaid program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaNay (against)
Oct 27, 1995S1357In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected19⁠–⁠80Nay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To restore funding for medicare disproportionate share hospital payments.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the provision authorizing oil and gas development in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge while preserving a balanced budget by 2002.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To make various modifications to the tax provisions and transfer the resulting revenues to the medicare trust funds.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To prohibit balance billing by providers participating in medicare choice plans.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a special marketing order to equalize returns on all milk used to produce Class IV final products, to consent to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, and to require the Secretary to carry out an agricultural competitiveness initiative.On the MotionMotion Agreed to65⁠–⁠34Nay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To limit any individual income tax break to those with incomes under $1 million.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the reduction of indirect medical education payments to teaching hospitals.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To retain 1-year medicaid coverage for recipients of assistance under State plans funded under part A of title IV who lose medicaid eligiblity because of income when the recipient enters the workforce.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the provision relating to the milk manufacturing marketing adjustment which provides special treatment to California cheese processors at a budget cost of $20 million.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠42NayYea (against)
Oct 27, 1995S1357To support the President's promise in 1993 to not require significant additional cuts in programs that affect rural America, to preserve the safety net for family farmers which represent the backbone of American agriculture, to maintain the competitiveness of American agriculture, and to ensure a future supply of American agricultural products.On the MotionMotion Rejected31⁠–⁠68NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To express the sense of the Senate concerning a flat tax and reform of the current Tax Code.On the MotionMotion Rejected17⁠–⁠82Nay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To target commodity-program benefits to small and moderate-sized farm operations, and to ensure that large farm operations contribute to deficit reduction, by requiring that agricultural payment limitations be directly attributed to individuals and set at a maximum of $40,000 per person for payments, with resulting savings applied to the purpose of reducing the number of unpaid flex acres for farm-program participants within the payment limitations, and for reducing the size of the budget reduction in the Conservation Reserve Program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike Sections 5400 and 5401 of the Reconciliation bill, sections which provide for the discounted prepayment of construction costs currently owed by farmers to the Federal Government for irrigation water provided under the Reclamation program, thereby relieving them of the 960 acre on delivery of federally subsidized water contained in the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the sale of 25 millions of barrels of Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil in order to protect our national energy security and to fully offset the revenue loss by imposing a 2.5% net smelter return royaly on certain hardrock mines.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To restore fiscal sanity to the budget process by prohibiting the scoring of asset sales to ensure that taxpayers are adequately protected.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the hours of debate permitted on a reconciliation bill.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To clarify the Senate's intent that hardrock mining companies pay fair market value for the purchase of Federal lands and minerals pursuant to the 1872 Mining Law and to strike the "sham" hardrock mining industry sponsored royalty provision from the bill.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To modify the estate tax reform proposals by striking the provisions excluding up to $3.25 million in business assets from the the estate tax and by inserting a package of reforms specifically designed to ease the burden of estate taxes for true small businesses and family farms.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to72⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To provide additional funds to the medicaid program by using the revenues resulting from the disallowance of deductions for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products.On the MotionMotion Rejected22⁠–⁠77Yea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To limit the capital gains deduction to gain on assets held for more than 10 years and to impose a $250,000 lifetime exclusion limit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to66⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for mercury, uranium, lead, and asbestos.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected39⁠–⁠60NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To delay for 2 years the repeal of the 50-percent interest exclusion for employee stock ownership plans.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the provisions in title XII reducing revenues.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357To strike the deep water regulatory relief provision.On the MotionMotion Rejected28⁠–⁠71NayNay
Oct 27, 1995S1357To make various changes in the spending control provisions in the matter under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Finance.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995S1357An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Oct 27, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On Passage of the BillBill Passed52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Oct 31, 1995HR2002A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to87⁠–⁠10Yea
Oct 31, 1995HR1905A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to89⁠–⁠6Yea
Nov 1, 1995HR1868A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to90⁠–⁠6Yea
Nov 1, 1995HR1868To permit the continued provision of assistance to Burma only if certain conditions are satisfied.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠47YeaNay (against)
Nov 1, 1995HR1868To strike the prohibition on funds to foreign non-government organizations which employ abortion as a means of family planning.On the MotionMotion Agreed to53⁠–⁠44NayNay
Nov 2, 1995S1372A bill to amend the Social Security Act to increase the earnings limit, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected53⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Nov 8, 1995HR1833A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.On the MotionMotion Agreed to90⁠–⁠7Nay
Nov 9, 1995HJRES115Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Nov 9, 1995HJRES115Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Nov 9, 1995HJRES115To strike the provision for the determination of the medicare part B premium for 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Nov 9, 1995HJRES115A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed50⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Nov 9, 1995HR2586To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Nov 9, 1995HR2586A bill to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed49⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Nov 13, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Agreed to95⁠–⁠1Yea
Nov 13, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Nov 13, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Nov 13, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed48⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Nov 14, 1995S395An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to69⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Nov 15, 1995HR1868A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠44NayNay
Nov 15, 1995HR2020A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to64⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Nov 16, 1995HJRES122In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Nov 16, 1995HJRES122To reaffirm the commitment of the Congress not to use the surpluses in the Social Security Trust Fund to mask the true size of the deficit in any plan for a balanced budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Nov 16, 1995HR2126A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to59⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Nov 16, 1995HJRES122In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Nov 16, 1995HJRES122A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed60⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Nov 17, 1995S440A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to80⁠–⁠16Nay
Nov 17, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Rejected54⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Nov 17, 1995HR2491A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.On the MotionMotion Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Nov 28, 1995S1396To establish certain competition standards with respect to mergers by railroad carriers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠35NayYea (against)
Nov 28, 1995S1396To provide for a minimum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the destruction of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle facility if a motor vehicle carrying high level nuclear waste or spent nuclear fuel is involved, or for wrecking or sabotaging a train that carries high level nuclear waste or spent nuclear fuel.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Nov 29, 1995S1316To require certain communities water systems to issue a consumer confidence report on the level of contaminants in the drinking water.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Nov 29, 1995S1316A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act"), and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Dec 5, 1995HR1058A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to65⁠–⁠30YeaYea
Dec 6, 1995HR660A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠3Yea
Dec 7, 1995HR2076A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Dec 7, 1995HR1833In the nature of a perfecting amendment.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Dec 7, 1995HR1833To clarify the application of certain provisions with respect to abortions where necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayNay
Dec 7, 1995HR1833To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should, through the Committee on the Judiciary, conduct hearings to investigate the effect of the new patent provisions of title 35, United States Code, (as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) on the approval of generic drugs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed48⁠–⁠49NayNay
Dec 7, 1995HR1833In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Dec 7, 1995HR1833A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.On Passage of the BillBill Passed54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Dec 12, 1995SJRES31Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing Congress to protect the physical integrity of the flag of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected5⁠–⁠93Nay
Dec 12, 1995SJRES31To propose a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.On the Decision of the ChairDecision of Chair Sustained91⁠–⁠8Yea
Dec 12, 1995SJRES31To provide for a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠71Nay
Dec 12, 1995SJRES31A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to grant Congress and the States the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Defeated63⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Dec 13, 1995HR2606A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation force, unless funds for such deployment are specifically appropriated by law.On Passage of the BillBill Defeated22⁠–⁠77Nay
Dec 13, 1995SCONRES35A concurrent resolution expressing the opposition of the Congress to President Clinton's planned deployment of United States ground forces to Bosnia.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Dec 13, 1995SJRES44A joint resolution concerning the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed69⁠–⁠30YeaNay (against)
Dec 14, 1995HR1977A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to58⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Dec 14, 1995HR1561A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed82⁠–⁠16Yea
Dec 14, 1995HR2099A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Dec 15, 1995HR1530A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.On the Motion to ProceedMotion to Proceed Agreed to66⁠–⁠23YeaYea
Dec 19, 1995HR1530A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to51⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Dec 20, 1995SRES199To direct the Special Committee to exhaust all available avenues of negotiation, cooperation, or other joint activity in order to obtain the notes of former White House Associate Counsel William H. Kennedy, III.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠51NayNay
Dec 20, 1995SRES199An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters to William H. Kennedy, III.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Dec 21, 1995HJRES132A joint resolution affirming that budget negotiations shall be based on the most recent technical and economic assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office and shall achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 based on those assumptions.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Dec 22, 1995HR1058A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.On Overriding the VetoVeto Overridden68⁠–⁠30YeaYea
Dec 22, 1995HR4A bill to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Jan 26, 1996HR2880To maintain funding for education programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠40NayNay
Jan 26, 1996HR2880To increase the public debt limit.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to46⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 26, 1996HR2880To provide for additional funding to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jan 26, 1996HR2880A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed82⁠–⁠8Yea
Jan 26, 1996S1124An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to56⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Jan 26, 1996TREATYDOC1031The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty) signed at Moscow on January 3, 1993, including the following documents, which are integral parts thereof: the Elimination and Conversion Protocol; the Exhibitions and Inspections Protocol; and the Memorandum of AttributionOn the Resolution of RatificationResolution of Ratification Agreed to87⁠–⁠4Yea
Feb 1, 1996S1541A bill to extend, reform, and improve agricultural commodity, trade, conservation, and other programs, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Feb 1, 1996S652An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to91⁠–⁠5Yea
Feb 6, 1996S1541In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected59⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Feb 7, 1996S1541To eliminate the provision granting consent to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠46Yea
Feb 7, 1996S1541To strike the section relating to the Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠59NayNay
Feb 7, 1996S1541To continue the farmer owned reserve.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠61NayNay
Feb 7, 1996S1541To provide farm program equity by reforming the peanut program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠36Nay
Feb 7, 1996S1541To provide that funds made available for the market promotion program under this Act may be used to provide cost-share assistance only to small businesses of Capper-Volstead cooperatives and to cap the market promotion program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠37Yea
Feb 7, 1996S1541To amend the eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠39NayNay
Feb 7, 1996S1541To strike the section relating to the sugar program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠61Yea
Feb 7, 1996S1541To require farmers crops to receive federal payments.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayNay
Feb 7, 1996S1541To amend the commodity payment provisions and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠63NayNay
Feb 7, 1996S1541A bill to extend, reform, and improve agricultural commodity, trade, conservation, and other programs, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed64⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Feb 27, 1996HR2546A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Feb 29, 1996HR2546A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Mar 5, 1996HR927A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to74⁠–⁠22Yea
Mar 5, 1996HR2546A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Mar 7, 1996HR3021To increase the public debt limit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠47NayNay
Mar 12, 1996HR2546A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 12, 1996SRES227An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Mar 12, 1996HR3019To revise provisions with respect to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to84⁠–⁠16Yea
Mar 12, 1996HR3019To provide funding for important technology initiatives with an offset.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 13, 1996SRES227An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Mar 13, 1996HR3019To reduce funding for endangered species listings.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed49⁠–⁠51YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 1996HR3019To provide funding for community oriented policing services.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Mar 13, 1996HR3019To ensure that discretionary spending does not exceed the level agreed to in the FY 1996 Budget Resolution.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠45NayNay
Mar 14, 1996HR3019To repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
Mar 14, 1996SRES227An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Mar 14, 1996HR3019To delete language concerning certification of population programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Mar 14, 1996HR3019To establish a lock-box for deficit reduction and revenues generated by tax cuts.On the MotionMotion Rejected36⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Mar 19, 1996HR3019To increase appropriations for EPA water infrastructure financing, Superfund toxic waste site cleanups, operating programs, and for other purposes and to increase funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) to $400.5 million.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠19Yea
Mar 19, 1996HR3019To permit the District of Columbia to use local funds for certain activities.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠55NayNay
Mar 19, 1996HR3019To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination in the training and licensing of health professionals on the basis of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the performance of induced abortions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to63⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Mar 19, 1996HR3019To make the availablity of obligations and expenditures contingent upon the enactment of a subsequent act incorporating an agreement between the President and Congress relative to Federal expenditures.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠67YeaYea
Mar 19, 1996HR3019To urge the President to release already-appropriated fiscal year 1996 emergency funding for home heating and other energy assistance, and to express the sense of the Senate on advance-appropriated funding for FY 1997.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to77⁠–⁠23Yea
Mar 19, 1996HR3019A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed79⁠–⁠21Yea
Mar 19, 1996S942A bill to promote increased understanding of Federal regulations and increased voluntary compliance with such regulations by small entities, to provide for the designation of regional ombudsmen and oversight boards to monitor the enforcement practices of certain Federal agencies with respect to small business concerns, to provide relief from excessive and arbitrary regulatory enforcement actions against small entities, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed100⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 20, 1996HR956A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to60⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Mar 20, 1996SRES227An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Mar 21, 1996HR956A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to59⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Mar 21, 1996SRES227An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Mar 21, 1996S1459To increase the fee charged for grazing on Federal land.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47NayYea (against)
Mar 21, 1996S1459An amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Domenici substitute to S.1459, the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1995.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Mar 21, 1996S1459An original bill to provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed51⁠–⁠46NayYea (against)
Mar 21, 1996HCONRES148A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 26, 1996HR1296To provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed0⁠–⁠97Nay
Mar 26, 1996HR1296A bill to provide for the Administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer.On the MotionMotion Agreed to50⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Mar 27, 1996HR1296To offer an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1296, a bill to provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Mar 27, 1996S4An act to give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Mar 27, 1996S4An act to give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to69⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Mar 28, 1996HR2854A bill to modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to74⁠–⁠26YeaYea
Mar 28, 1996HR1296To provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠45NayNay
Mar 28, 1996HR1561A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 29, 1996HJRES170A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed64⁠–⁠24YeaYea
Apr 16, 1996SRES227An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 16, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to50⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to61⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to58⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to64⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 17, 1996S735A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to91⁠–⁠8Yea
Apr 18, 1996S1028To strike medical savings savings accounts.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠46NayNay
Apr 18, 1996S1028To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health and long-term care coverage in the group and individual markets by making health and long-term care insurance more accessible and affordable.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 18, 1996S1028To establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit with respect to coverage under an employee health benefit plan or a group health plan.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠42Nay
Apr 18, 1996S1028To ensure that parity is provided under health plans for severe mental illness services.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed33⁠–⁠65Nay
Apr 18, 1996S1028To reduce health care fraud, waste, and abuse.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Apr 18, 1996S1028To encourage the provision of medical services in medically underserved communities by extending Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed47⁠–⁠51NayNay
Apr 23, 1996HR3103A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed100⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 23, 1996SJRES21A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected58⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Apr 24, 1996S1664To repeal the ban on the search of open-fields by employees of the INS when they have probable cause to believe an illegal act has occurred.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected20⁠–⁠79Nay
Apr 24, 1996S1664In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠6Yea
Apr 24, 1996S1664To express the sense of the Senate that a balanced budget constitutional amendment should protect the social security system by excluding the receipts and outlays of the social security trust funds from the budget.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Apr 25, 1996S1664To provide for temporary numerical limits on family-sponsored immigrant visas, a temporary priority-based system of allocating family-sponsored immigrant visas, and a temporary per-country limit--to apply for the five fiscal years after enactment of S. 1664.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected20⁠–⁠80Nay
Apr 25, 1996S1664To limit and improve the system for the admission of family-sponsored immigrants.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to74⁠–⁠26Yea
Apr 25, 1996S1664An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase control over immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel and detention facilities, improving the system used by employers to verify citizenship or work-authorized alien status, increasing penalties for alien smuggling and document fraud, and reforming asylum, exclusion, and deportation law and procedures; to reduce the use of welfare by aliens; and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 25, 1996S1664To prohibit foreign students on F-1 visas from obtaining free public elementary or secondary education.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 25, 1996S1664To establish a pilot program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 25, 1996S1664To create new ground of exclusion and of deportation for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 25, 1996HR3019A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to88⁠–⁠11Yea
Apr 29, 1996S1664In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to91⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 30, 1996S1664To condition the repeal of the Cuban Adjustment Act on a democratically elected government in Cuba being in power.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to62⁠–⁠37Yea
Apr 30, 1996S1664To clarify and enumerate public assistance programs with respect to which the deeming provisions apply.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠63NayNay
Apr 30, 1996SRES253A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 30, 1996S1664To provide exceptions to the sponsor deeming requirements for legal immigrants for programs for which illegal aliens are eligible, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Apr 30, 1996S1664To exempt children, veterans, and pregnant mothers from the sponsor deeming requirements under the medicaid program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Apr 30, 1996S1664To enable employers to determine work eligibility of prospective employees without fear of being used.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠67NayNay
Apr 30, 1996S1664To adjust the definition of public charge.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠63NayNay
Apr 30, 1996S1664To strike the provision relating to the language of deportation notice.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠57YeaNay (against)
May 1, 1996S1664To establish an Office for the Enforcement of Employer Sanctions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠74NayNay
May 1, 1996S1664To provide a minimum safeguards in expedited exclusion procedure to prevent returning bona fide refugees to their persecutors.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaNay (against)
May 1, 1996S1664To strike provisions providing for the implementation of a national identification system and those provisions requiring State driver's licenses and birth certificates to conform to new Federal regulations and standards.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠46NayNay
May 1, 1996S1664To exempt from deeming requirements immigrants who are disabled after entering the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠69NayNay
May 1, 1996S1664To prevent retroactive deeming of sponsor income.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠63YeaNay (against)
May 1, 1996S1664To limit the deeming provisions for purposes of determining eligiblity of legal aliens for Medicaid, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠77Nay
May 2, 1996S1664To suspend the requirements imposed on State and local governments if certain conditions prevail.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠70NayNay
May 2, 1996S1664To provide that the emergency benefits available to illegal immigrants also are made available to legal immigrants as execptions to the deeming requirements.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠60YeaNay (against)
May 2, 1996S1664An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase control over immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel and detention facilities, improving the system used by employers to verify citizenship or work-authorized alien status, increasing penalties for alien smuggling and document fraud, and reforming asylum, exclusion, and deportation law and procedures; to reduce the use of welfare by aliens; and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
May 2, 1996HR2202A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠3Yea
May 7, 1996HR2937A bill for the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 8, 1996HR2937A bill for the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 9, 1996HR2937To provide for the repeal of the 4.3 cent increase in fuel tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to clarify that an employer may establish and participate in worker-management cooperative organizations to address matters of mutual interest to employers and employees, and to provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 14, 1996HR2937To provide for the repeal of the 4.3 cent increase in fuel tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
May 15, 1996SCONRES57To reduce defense spending.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠57NayNay
May 16, 1996SJRES21To amend the motion to recommit to change instructions to report back with limits on congressional terms of 6 years in the House of Representatives and 12 years in the Senate.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 16, 1996SCONRES57To cut corporate welfare to fund Veteran benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 16, 1996SCONRES57To restore funds to the Veteran's Administration Medical Care program, offset by a reduction in welfare benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠23Yea
May 16, 1996SCONRES57To restore $50 billion in excessive Medicare cuts designed to pay for new tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, offset by the extension of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms; to protect seniors against unjustified increases in premiums and other out-of-pocket costs; to prevent the closing of rural hospitals and other excessive provider cuts that erode access to needed medical services; to prevent the implementation of policies designed to force seniors to give up their own doctors to join private health plans; and to protect Medicare against policies that will cause it to wither on the vine.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠43YeaYea
May 16, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress regarding medicare trust fund solvency.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 16, 1996SCONRES57Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To preserve, protect, and strengthen the medicaid program by controlling costs, providing State flexibility, and restoring critical standards and protections, including coverage for all populations covered under current law.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate on tax deductibility of higher education tuition and student loan interest costs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To increase funding for the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund programs in 2001 and 2002 with offsetting reductions and to express the sense of the Senate regarding administrative funding of the President's Public Safety and Community Policing Grants.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠48YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To ensure that funds are provided for the hiring of new police under the Community Oriented Policing Service in FY 1997.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To prevent Congress from enacting legislation that increases the number of children who are hungry or homeless.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To help protect the quality of our water and air, to clean up toxic waste, to protect our national parks and other natural resources, and so forth and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To increase the Function 500 totals to maintain levels of education and training funding that will keep pace with rising school enrollments and the demand for a better-trained workforce.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠48YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate with respect to maintaining current expenditure levels for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY 1997.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠12Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate regarding a supermajority requirement for raising taxes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠41YeaNay (against)
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To adopt the President's budget for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program through fiscal year 2000 and freeze funding for the program thereafter.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠74Nay
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should maintain the existing prohibition against additional charges by providers under the medicare program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed49⁠–⁠51YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should not include any changes in Federal nursing home quality standards or the Federal enforcement of such standards.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress that provisions of current medicaid law families of nursing home residents from experiencing financial ruin as the price of needed care for their loved ones should be retained.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠6Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress that States should be allowed to require welfare recipients to stay drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare benefits from the taxpayers.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠8Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To protect the incomes of construction workers and their families and to express the sense of the Senate that the Davis-Bacon Act should not be repealed.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed41⁠–⁠59NayYea (against)
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To reform the Davis-Bacon Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57This amendment increases overall discretionary spending to the levels proposed by the President. This amendment is fully offset by the extenstion of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠39YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress regarding reimbursement of the United States for the costs of Operations Southern Watch and Provide Comfort.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate that all Federal spending and revenues which are indexed for inflation should be calibrated by the most accurate inflation indices which are available to the Federal government.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To create a 60 vote point of order against legislation diverting savings achieved through medicare waste, fraud and abuse enforcement activities for purposes other than improving the solvency of the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠56NayNay
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To provide for an income tax deduction for the old age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠57YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate that no provisions in this resolution should worsen the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Congress that the 1993 income tax increase on social security benefits should be repealed.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the the sense of the Senate relating to the Administration's practice regarding the prosecution of drug smugglers.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To provide that the first reconciliation bill not include medicaid reform, focusing mainly on welfare reform by shifting medicaid changes from the first to the second reconciliation bill.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠40YeaYea
May 22, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate regarding corporate subsidies and to provide a rule that would prohibit the scoring of proceeds from asset sales that would lead to a financial loss by the Federal Government.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 1996S1357To strike the deep water regulatory relief provision.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To restore common sense to the budget rules by eliminating the defense firewalls.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit sense of the Senate amendments from being offered to the budget resolution.On the MotionMotion Rejected57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate on long term entitlement reforms.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠36Nay
May 23, 1996SCONRES57In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53YeaNay (against)
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To eliminate the tax cut.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠43YeaYea
May 23, 1996SCONRES57An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the Decision of the ChairDecision of Chair Sustained53⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To adjust the fiscal year 1997 non-defense discretionary allocation to the Appropriations Committee by $5 billion in budget authority and $4 billion in outlays to sustain 1996 post-OCRA policy.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠25Yea
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To express the sense of the Senate regarding the funding of Amtrak.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠43YeaNay (against)
May 23, 1996SCONRES57To improve our water and sewer systems, national parks and Everglades, to be offset by closing corporate loopholes and changes in tax expenditures.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
May 23, 1996HCONRES178A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jun 4, 1996S1635A bill to establish a United States policy for the deployment of a national missile defense system, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jun 6, 1996HJRES1A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Defeated64⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Jun 13, 1996HCONRES178A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jun 19, 1996S1745To reduce to the level requested by the President the amount authorized to be appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation for national missile defense.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jun 19, 1996S1745To express the sense of the Senate regarding the reopening of Pennsylvania Avenue.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed39⁠–⁠59YeaNay (against)
Jun 19, 1996S1745To strike out provisions that predetermine the outcome of an ongoing Department of Defense study on space control and to provide a framework for space control decisions to be made.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jun 19, 1996S1745To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠51YeaYea
Jun 19, 1996S1745To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated for military construction in order to eliminate authorizations of appropriations for certain military construction projects not included in the Administration request for such projects for fiscal year 1997.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to83⁠–⁠13Yea
Jun 20, 1996PN951Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four yearsOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠7Yea
Jun 20, 1996PN952Laurence H. Meyer, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from 2/1/88On the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 20, 1996PN953Alice M. Rivlin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 1996On the NominationNomination Confirmed57⁠–⁠41NayNay
Jun 25, 1996S1219A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠46NayNay
Jun 25, 1996S1745To provide for a quadrennial defense review and an independent assessment of alternative force structures for the Armed Forces.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 26, 1996S1745An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel stengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jun 26, 1996HR3525A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to religious property.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 26, 1996S1745To limit the total amount authorized to be appropriated by the bill to the amount requested by the President and to apply the excess to budget deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠65NayNay
Jun 26, 1996S1745To ensure that the total amount authorized to be appropriated by the bill does not exceed the total amount of the authorizations of appropriations reported by the Committee on Armed Services.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠55NayNay
Jun 26, 1996S1745To reduce the total funding authorized in the bill for the national defense function to the level provided in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1997.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 26, 1996S1745To restore funding for certain educational and employment assistance programs to levels requested by the President by authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer defense funds that are excess to the funding levels provided in the future-years defense program and to the other funding objectives of the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jun 26, 1996S1745To authorize underground nuclear testing under limited conditions.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jun 27, 1996S1745To take measures to protect the security of the United States from proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 27, 1996S1745To eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational shooting programs, and to prevent the transfer of federally-owned weapons, ammunition, funds, and other property to a private Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to71⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Jun 27, 1996S1745To provide equitable relief for the generic drug industry, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jun 27, 1996S1745To authorize additional disposals of material from the National Defense Stockpile.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to74⁠–⁠18Yea
Jun 28, 1996S1745An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel stengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jun 28, 1996S1745To require the President to submit a report on NATO enlargement to Congress.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 9, 1996HR3448To modify the payment of wages provisions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Jul 9, 1996HR3448To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate and to exempt computer professionals from the minimum wage and maximum hour requirements, and to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of wages to employees who use employer-owned vehicles.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jul 9, 1996HR3448To provide additional amendments.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠2Yea
Jul 9, 1996HR3448A bill to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed74⁠–⁠24Yea
Jul 10, 1996S1745An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel stengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed68⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Jul 10, 1996S1788A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions of Federal law that require employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected31⁠–⁠68NayYea (against)
Jul 10, 1996S295To provide for a substitute amendment.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠63NayNay
Jul 10, 1996S295No Statement of Purpose on File.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to61⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Jul 10, 1996HR743A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed53⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 11, 1996S1894An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Motion for AttendanceMotion for Attendance Agreed to93⁠–⁠2Yea
Jul 16, 1996S1936A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to65⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Jul 17, 1996S1894To ensure that work under Department of Defense contracts is performed in the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to69⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Jul 17, 1996S1894To provide $150,000,000 for defending the United States against weapons of mass destruction, and to provide offsetting reductions in other appropriation amounts.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 17, 1996S1894To prohibit the use of funds for support of more than 68 general officers of the Marine Corps on active duty.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠21Yea
Jul 17, 1996S1894To reduce procurement of F/A-18C/D fighters to six aircraft.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jul 18, 1996S1894Relating to payments by the Department of Defense of restructuring costs associated with business combinations.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to71⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Jul 18, 1996S1894To strike out funding for new production of F-16 aircraft in excess of six aircraft, and to transfer the funding to increase funding for anti-terrorism support.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jul 18, 1996HR3610A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed72⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Jul 18, 1996S1956To provide a complete substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jul 18, 1996SRES280A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic crash TWA of Flight 800.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 18, 1996S1956To ensure that welfare recipients are drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare assistance from the American taxpayers.On the MotionMotion Rejected50⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Jul 18, 1996S1956No Statement of Purpose on File.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 19, 1996S1956To ensure needy children receive non-cash assistance to provide for basic needs until the Federal 5-year time limit applies.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠47NayNay
Jul 19, 1996S1956To address multi-generational welfare dependency.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected21⁠–⁠77Nay
Jul 19, 1996S1956In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Rejected37⁠–⁠61NayNay
Jul 19, 1996S1956Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should ensure approval of State waiver requests.On the MotionMotion Rejected55⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 19, 1996S1956To ensure that recipients or caretakers of minor recipients of means-tested benefits programs are held responsible for ensuring that their minor children are up to date on immunizations as a condition for receiving welfare benefits from the taxpayers.On the MotionMotion Rejected58⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jul 19, 1996S1956To revise this legislation if it increases the number of impoverished children in this Nation.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jul 19, 1996S1956To strike the provisions restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To prohibit recruitment activities in SSI outreach programs, demonstration projects, and other administrative activities.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To strike amendments to child nutrition requirements.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To require welfare recipients to participate in gainful community service.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To provide a ban on SSI apply to those entering the country on or after the enactment of this bill.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jul 23, 1996S1956To maintain current eligibility standards for medicaid and provide additional State flexibility.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠2Yea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To maintain the eligibility for medicaid for any individual who is receiving medicaid based on their receipt of AFDC, foster care or adoption assistance, and to provide transitional medicaid for families moving from welfare to work.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠68NayYea (against)
Jul 23, 1996S1956To strike the State food assistance block grant.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jul 23, 1996S1956To deny welfare benefits to individuals convicted of illegal drug possession, use or distribution.On the MotionMotion Agreed to74⁠–⁠25Yea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To strengthen food stamp work requirements.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaNay (against)
Jul 23, 1996S1956To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses and to exclude from gross income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for certain adoption expenses.On the MotionMotion Agreed to78⁠–⁠21Yea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To modify the formula for determining a State family assistance grant to include the number of children in poverty residing in a State.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠60NayNay
Jul 23, 1996S1956To allow States the option to provide non-cash assistance to children after the 5-year time limit, as provided in report number 104-430 (the conference report to H.R. 4 as passed during the 1st session of the 104th Congress).On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jul 23, 1996S1956To allow States the option to provide non-cash assistance to children after the 5-year time limit, as provided in report number 104-430 (the conference report to H.R. 4 as passed during the 1st session of the 104th Congress).On the Motion to Table the Motion to ReconsiderMotion to Table Motion to Reconsider Agreed to50⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To provide that a family may not receive TANF assistance for more than 24 consecutive months at a time unless an adult in the family is working or a State exempts an adult in the family from working for reasons of hardship.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠62NayYea (against)
Jul 23, 1996S1956To strike additional penalties for consecutive failure to satisfy minimum participation rates.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996S1956To permit assistance to be provided to needy or disabled legal immigrant children when sponsors cannot provide reimbursement.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jul 23, 1996S1956To allow a 2-year implementation period under the medicaid program for implementation of the attribution of sponsor's income, the 5-year ban, and other provisions.On the MotionMotion Rejected35⁠–⁠64NayNay
Jul 23, 1996S1956An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠57NayYea (against)
Jul 23, 1996S1956An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.On the MotionMotion Agreed to67⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996S1956An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.On the MotionMotion Rejected52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 23, 1996HR3734A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.On Passage of the BillBill Passed74⁠–⁠24Yea
Jul 23, 1996HR3603To prohibit the use of funds to make loans to large processors of sugarcane and sugar beets unless the loans require the processors to repay the full amount of the loans, plus interest.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠35Nay
Jul 24, 1996HR3603To prohibit the use of funds to provide a total amount of nonrecourse loans to producers for peanuts in excess of $125,000.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠34Nay
Jul 24, 1996HR3603To prohibit the use of funds to carry out a peanut program that is operated by a marketing association if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a member of the Board of Directors of the association has a conflict of interest with respect to the program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠37Nay
Jul 24, 1996HR3603To limit funding for the market access program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42Nay
Jul 24, 1996HR3603A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To require information on cooperation with United States anti-terrorism efforts in the annual country reports on terrorism.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To strike funds made available for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayYea (against)
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations and its specialized agencies if the United Nations attemps to implement or impose taxation on United States persons to raise revenue for the United Nations.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To provide congressional review of and clear standards for the eligibility of foreign governments to be considered for United States military assistance and arms transfers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To restrict the availability of funds under the Act for Mexico until drug kingpins are extradited or prosecuted.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠3Yea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To promote the improvement of the lives of the peoples of Burma through democratization, market reforms and personal freedom.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠54Yea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To increase the amount of funds available for international narcotics control programs, offset by reductions in other appropriations.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 25, 1996HR3540To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to expedite the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠16Yea
Jul 26, 1996HR3540To strike the provision which extends reduced refugee standards for certain groups.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠78Nay
Jul 26, 1996HR3540To reallocate funds for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to73⁠–⁠27Nay
Jul 26, 1996HR3540A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠7Yea
Jul 30, 1996S1959To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the advanced light water reactor program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 30, 1996S1959To reduce funding for the Weapons Activities Account to the level requested by the Administration.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Jul 30, 1996S1959To eliminate funding for the Animas-LaPlata Participating Project.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Jul 30, 1996S1959To limit funding for Appalachian Regional Commission at House-passed level and require the Commission to be phased out in 5 years.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to69⁠–⁠30YeaNay (against)
Jul 30, 1996HR3816A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠6Yea
Jul 30, 1996HR3754A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠6Yea
Jul 30, 1996HR3675To reduce the level of funding for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to82⁠–⁠17Yea
Jul 31, 1996S1936To provide that EPA issue standards for protection of the public from releases of radioactive materials from a permanent repository, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to86⁠–⁠12Yea
Jul 31, 1996S1936To protect the taxpayer by ensuring that the Secretary of Energy does not accept title to high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel unless protection of public safety or health or the environment so require.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to83⁠–⁠17Yea
Jul 31, 1996S1936To specify contractual obligations between DOE and waste generators.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to73⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Jul 31, 1996S1936A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.On Passage of the BillBill Passed63⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Jul 31, 1996HR3675To require the calculation of Federal-aid highway apportionments and allocations for fiscal year 1997 to be determined so that States experience no net effect from a credit to the Highway Trust Fund made in correction of an accounting error made in fiscal year 1994.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed42⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Jul 31, 1996HR3675A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠2Yea
Aug 1, 1996HR3734A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to78⁠–⁠21Yea
Aug 2, 1996S1316A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act"), and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Aug 2, 1996HR3103A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Aug 2, 1996HR3448A bill to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to76⁠–⁠22Yea
Sep 4, 1996HR3666A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed42⁠–⁠54Nay
Sep 4, 1996HR3666To reduce the appropriation for the implementation of the space station program for the purpose of terminating the program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Sep 4, 1996HR3666To require a plan for the allocation of Department of Veterans Affairs health care resources.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to79⁠–⁠18Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3517A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to92⁠–⁠6Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3845A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to83⁠–⁠15Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666To increase funding for drug elimination grants.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the child, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666No Statement of Purpose on File.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to75⁠–⁠22Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666To provide health plan protections for individuals with a mental illness.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to82⁠–⁠15Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666To provide that funding for Veterans medical care shall not be reduced to states.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666To provide benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born with spina bifada, and to offset the cost of such benefits by requiring that there be an element of fault as a precondition for entitlement to compensation for a disability or death resulting from health care or certain other services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.Whether the Amendment is GermaneAmendment Germane62⁠–⁠35YeaNay (against)
Sep 5, 1996SRES288A resolution regarding the United States response to Iraqi aggression.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to96⁠–⁠1Yea
Sep 5, 1996HR3666A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠2Yea
Sep 10, 1996HR3230An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to73⁠–⁠26Yea
Sep 10, 1996HR3396A bill to define and protect the institution of marriage.On Passage of the BillBill Passed85⁠–⁠14Yea
Sep 10, 1996S2056A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.On Passage of the BillBill Defeated49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Sep 11, 1996HR3756To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end deferral for United States shareholders on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to property imported into the United States.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Sep 11, 1996HR3756To prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical communications between a health care provider and a patient.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Sep 11, 1996HR3756A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 11, 1996HR3756To limit the use of funds to provide for Federal agencies to furnish commercially available property or services to other Federal agencies.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Sep 12, 1996HR3756To refer the White House Travel Office matter to the Court of Federal Claims.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Sep 12, 1996HR3756To make funds available for a study of tagging explosive materials, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Sep 12, 1996HR3756A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed36⁠–⁠62Yea
Sep 12, 1996HR3756To prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠2Yea
Sep 12, 1996HR3756To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to gun free schools, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed27⁠–⁠72Nay
Sep 17, 1996HR3662To increase the fee charged for grazing on Federal land.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed50⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Sep 17, 1996HR3816A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to92⁠–⁠8Yea
Sep 18, 1996HR3539A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 18, 1996HR3675A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to85⁠–⁠14Yea
Sep 19, 1996S39A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide for sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed100⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 20, 1996HR1350To provide for a uniform system of incentive pay for certain hazardous duties performed by merchant seamen.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to77⁠–⁠16Yea
Sep 24, 1996HR1350To provide for payment by the Secretary of Transportation of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to89⁠–⁠9Yea
Sep 24, 1996HR1350To clarify the term fair and reasonable compensation and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠33YeaNay (against)
Sep 24, 1996HR1350To prohibit the use of funds received as a payment or subsidy for lobbying or public education and to prohibit the use of certain funds received as a payment or subsidy for making political contributions for the purpose of influencing an election.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaNay (against)
Sep 24, 1996HR1350A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed88⁠–⁠10Yea
Sep 26, 1996HR1833A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.On Overriding the VetoVeto Sustained57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Sep 30, 1996HR4278A bill making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed84⁠–⁠15Yea
Sep 30, 1996HR3539A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 3, 1996HR3539A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to66⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Oct 3, 1996HR3539A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On the Decision of the ChairDecision of Chair Not Sustained39⁠–⁠56NayNay
Oct 3, 1996HR3539A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to92⁠–⁠2Yea

Sources

Where the roll calls above came from.

  1. Congressional roll-call votes · Voteview (UCLA)
  2. Roll call votes · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
  3. Roll call votes · U.S. Senate

The source keys each vote to its own member id, not to this page. A term is listed here only where the member's name matches and an independent check agrees: an office in that chamber on Mike DeWine's record, overlapping the term wherever the record dates it, or the same person already matched that way under another member id.